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Much software was developed for these computers, particularly the relatively successful Color Computer I, II & III models, which were designed for both home office and entertainment (gaming) uses. A list of software for the TRS-80 computer series appears below. This list includes software that was sold labelled as a Radio Shack or Tandy product.#
The Elektor TV Games Computer (TVGC) was a programmable computer system sold by Elektor in kit form from April 1979. [1] [2] It used the Signetics 2650 CPU [2] with the Signetics 2636 PVI for graphics and sound. These were the same chips as used in the Interton VC 4000 console family.
Colorburst is an analog and composite video signal generated by a video-signal generator used to keep the chrominance subcarrier synchronized in a color television signal. By synchronizing an oscillator with the colorburst at the back porch (beginning) of each scan line , a television receiver is able to restore the suppressed carrier of the ...
The invention of color television standards was an important part of the history and technology of television. Transmission of color images using mechanical scanners had been conceived as early as the 1880s. A demonstration of mechanically scanned color television was given by John Logie Baird in 1928, but its limitations were apparent even ...
It was most common on the IBM PC (with CGA graphics), [4] TRS-80 Color Computer, [5] Apple II [6] and Atari 8-bit computers, [1] and used by the Ultima role-playing video games. [6] Software titles (such as King's Quest for the IBM PC) usually provided an option to select between "RGB mode" and "Color Composite mode". [7]
The Tandy Memorex Video Information System (VIS) is an interactive, multimedia CD-ROM player produced by the Tandy Corporation starting in 1992. It is similar in function to the Philips CD-i and Commodore CDTV systems (particularly the CDTV, since both the VIS and CDTV were adaptations of existing computer platforms and operating systems to the set-top-box design).
1. Sign in to Desktop Gold. 2. Click the Settings button. 3. Click Personalization. 4. Click the Sounds tab. 5. Click Customize My Sounds. 6. Search for a sound or select a category from the "All" menu at the top-right.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 27 January 2025. Scottish inventor, known for first demonstrating television (1888–1946) John Logie Baird FRSE Baird in 1917 Born (1888-08-13) 13 August 1888 Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire, Scotland Died 14 June 1946 (1946-06-14) (aged 57) Bexhill, Sussex, England Resting place Baird family grave in ...